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Earlier this week, staff from our Wastewater department performed a trial run on its newest and strangest looking tool in its flood control arsenal: A US Flood Control Tiger Dam! This system is a series of elongated, flexible tubes that are filled with water and joined together to create an impervious barrier that protects areas, assets, and equipment from flood waters.
Tiger Dam systems are versatile, come in a variety of sizes, and can be used for flood control anywhere, but this particular system will be used to protect the Moorland pumping station from overland flooding during significant rain events. This Tiger Dam is 48 inches tall and requires about 15,000 gallons of water and roughly 1-2 hours of set-up time. When it is no longer needed, it will be drained into the nearby stream system and taken back to the Wastewater Treatment Plant until it’s needed again.
Image description: Forbidden water blob (Seriously, it’s hard as a rock. We tried it out.)
Original source can be found here.
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